Canton, Sept. 27.
Japanese planes at 9:30 this morning raided Saichuen, scoring nine direct hits on the old waterworks, which was built at a cost of between a million and a half and two million Hongkong dollars, If the fears of the populace are correct, Canton will be waterless for three months, as the new waterworks Salchuen had previously been put out of action, Hangchow, a steady increase in the city government's monthly income was revealed in reports of the municipal finance bureau, according to Chinese information.
Seven kinds of licences have been ssued since the inauguration of the Feorganized Hangchow city government, these being for rickshaws, amusement houses, restaurants, slaughterhouses, tea-shops and!
The total amount of income from these sources was about $3,000 in June, but this amount increased to twice as much within one month and in August the sum was further increased to more than §7,000.
The finance bureau also has imposed a tax on residences and shops. At the request of the landlords, the bureau recently reduced the rate of the tax on unoccupied premises in the city, the reports added.
Shameen, however, is not affected, tas the Municipal Council there has its own waterworks.—Reuter, New Regulations for Hankow, Sept. 27.
Eighteen Japanese bombers raided Huayung on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, north of Hankow, 1030 am, today, The raiders circled around to the east of Wuchang, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, for a considerable period before departing downriver—Reuter. ald on Yunnanfu Tokyo, Scot. 30.
Japanese naval planes making their frst raid on Yunnanfu, capital of
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